What's the biggest mistake you have made in your startup?
Edgar
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I was wondering what are the biggest mistakes founders have made so maybe we can all learn from your experiences. I will start on two of my mistakes:
1. Not preparing for my first launch
2. Undermining marketing
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Jim Morrison@jimbomorrison
Nüz
Building a product, before I had an audience.
Do. It. The. Other. Way. Around!
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intribe | Tinder for Brand Partnerships
Splitting my pre-seed raise into two stages in January.
@sven_radavics Im naive to raising funds, why do you consider this a mistake?
intribe | Tinder for Brand Partnerships
Underestimating the time & efforts it takes to build an useful product
I'd like to add, also underestimated iterations required to make the products market ready
@janak_patel56 I completely agree, I initially thought I could do everything in 6 months. Here I am 2 years later still working towards that perfect product.
NVSTly: Social Investing
networking, slow progress, finding committed contributors
I din't take the personal branding stuff seriously.
@software_guy I made the same mistake when I started developing the product. I wish I took advantage earlier on